Anthony – First Known Black Settler Historical Marker

It’s important to remember where we came from and how we got here. And this marker that commemorates Delaware’s first known black settler is part of that. It’s at the end of 7^th street near Fort Christina Park and it reads:
«A black man named Anthony was among the first permanent settlers of New Sweden. He came to the colony from the West Indies in 1639 aboard the Swedish ship Vogel Grip. Records indicate that Black Anthony became a free man named Antoni Swart, an employee of Governor Johan Printz, who cut hay and sailed Printz’s sloop during the 1640’s and 1650’s.»